Table for Four
Small conversations. Real insight. Meaningful connections.Table for Four is a guided, small-group lunch experience that connects students with hospitality professionals in a relaxed, conversational setting. Over a hosted meal, students gain firsthand insight into career paths, industry trends, and the experiences that shape successful hospitality leaders.
Fall 2026 Table for Four Dates
All events will be hosted at the Ken Garff University Club unless otherwise noted.Featured Professionals
LaChell Talley is a senior hospitality executive with nearly 20 years of progressive leadership experience in luxury spa, wellness, and retail operations. She currently serves as Director of Spa at Waldorf Astoria Park City, overseeing spa, wellness, retail, and recreation as a member of the hotel’s Executive Committee. Her career spans leadership roles at The Grand America Hotel, Montage Deer Valley, and Sundance Mountain Resort, where she developed deep expertise in operational excellence, financial stewardship, and team development. Under her leadership, the Waldorf Astoria Park City spa achieved Forbes Four-Star Spa designation.
Growing up in Arizona, Maddie Heywood was always drawn to bringing people together. Inspired by her mom's event planning skills, she quickly became the go-to person for planning gatherings with friends. Her passion for creating memorable experiences first took shape in culinary school during high school, where she discovered food, atmosphere, and details could come together to make something special. Maddie carried that passion to her studies at Utah Valley University, earning a degree in Hospitality Management with a Minor in Event Planning and interning at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah. Graduating in the midst of 2020's challenges, she persevered and grew into an Event Manager role working with all different clients who would do a variety of different events. In late 2022 she decided to switch things up and got a position at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. There, she contributed to major public events such as Luminaria, the Tulip Festival, and Garden of Quilts. Today, as Director of Event Operations at Thanksgiving Point, Maddie oversees multiple departments and leads the execution of private events ranging from weddings to corporate gatherings--she calls it being a manager of chaos.
Maddie has been in Utah for 10 years now - she enjoys traveling, seeing any Broadway show, being in the desert of Arizona, and checking off items on her 30 before 30 list - including watching a baseball game in all 30 MLB Stadiums.
Stan Kozlowski has spent more than 25 years doing one thing exceptionally well: getting hotel deals done. As founder and principal of CooperWynn Capital, he has closed over 80 transactions representing more than $2.5 billion in volume — spanning acquisitions, ground-up development, complex restructurings, senior and mezzanine debt, private equity placements, and strategic asset sales.
Before launching CooperWynn, Stan built his expertise across a remarkably diverse array of firms that touched nearly every corner of the hospitality capital markets. From institutional private equity at Glenmont Capital Management and investment banking at CBRE Hotels Finance, to co-founding his own boutique at Forestpark Capital Advisors and serving as a principal at Neptune Hospitality Advisors — with earlier stops at HVS International, Sonnenblick-Goldman, Hotel Partners, and Insignia ESG — Stan has seen this business from virtually every angle.
Over the course of his career, Stan has worked on transactions that span the full breadth of the industry: development financing for the Courtyard Chelsea in Manhattan, restructuring the Le Meridien Cancun, asset management of the Waldorf Astoria in Park City, ground-up development of three My Place Hotels across Arizona and Idaho, over $103 million in financing for Pinnacle Hotels USA, and mezzanine construction debt on the Residence Inn
San Diego — among many others. Stan is a Cornell School of Hotel Administration graduate with a concentration in real estate and finance, and a licensed real estate broker in Utah. He lives and works in Park City, where CooperWynn continues to close deals in markets across all 50 states and the Caribbean.
Program Description
Table for Four creates space for meaningful conversation and mentorship through an intimate, low-pressure format: one industry professional and three students sharing a meal together. These lunches are designed to encourage open dialogue, thoughtful questions, and authentic connection—giving students the opportunity to learn directly from professionals who have navigated the professional world firsthand.
Participants can expect candid discussions about career journeys, industry realities, and practical advice on building skills, finding opportunities, and growing with intention. By removing the formality of traditional networking events, Table for Four helps students build confidence, expand their professional networks, and leave with insights they can carry into their academic and professional paths.
Best of all, the Institute covers the cost of the meal—so students can focus on learning, connecting, and engaging fully in the experience.